Fluke Biomedical medTester 5000C - Manual (Page 150)

medTester 5000C
Operators Manual
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• The medTester displays test results on 3 screens. Press F5 NEXT to go to
the next screen. Finally, you can repeat the test or continue on to the
pressure test.
PCA Test
• The PCA (patient controlled analgesia) test measures the delivered IV
fluid boluses administered by the patient using the PCA IV Pump
handheld pushbutton control. It will also measure the lockout time
between boluses and will compute the average lockout time at the
completion of the test.
• The Infutest 2000 Series D will measure delivered bolus volumes ≥ 0.5 ml
with no basal (or background) fluid flow. It is recommended not to use
the initial “LOADING” medication dose function on the PCA IV Pump.
If you desire to use this function, select “LOADING’ medication dose
volume equal to the programmed bolus volume. Just note that the final
delivered bolus count computed by the Infutest & medTester 5000C
should be one count higher than the displayed value on the PCA IV
Pump. The PCA IV Pump will automatically deliver boluses when
interfaced to the Infutest using optional PCA trigger cables.
• While measuring a bolus, the medTester displays “BOL=n” in the upper
right corner, where n is the bolus number. It also displays the elapsed
time (ET=), the remaining time (RT=), the average flow rate (A=), the
instantaneous flow rate (I=), and the cumulative volume (V=) of the
current bolus.
• The Infutest detects when the bolus is finished and notifies the
medTester. Now it measures the lockout time. The Infutest continuously
requests a new bolus from the IV pump. When the lockout time is
finished, the IV pump starts a new bolus as soon as it triggered. The
Infutest detects the new bolus. During the lockout time, the medTester
displays the lock out time.
• You can wait for the test to end automatically when the remaining time
expires or you can end the test by pressing F5 END.
• At the end of the test, the medTester checks the average bolus volume
with the programmed limits. If the average bolus volume is outside the
limits, it is displayed with a ‘#’ with the opportunity offered to continue
or repeat the flow test.
• The medTester displays test results on 2 screens. Press F5 NEXT to go to
the next screen. Finally, you can repeat the test or continue on to the
pressure test.